handfeed

/ˈhændˌfiːd/

handfed

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Definition of handfeed - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

people

Rare

give food to a person using hands

Rare

He had to handfeed his grandmother after her surgery.

animal care

Rare

feed an animal directly using hands

Rare

She loves to handfeed the baby birds.

nurture

Noun

babies

Rare

act of feeding by hand

Rare

The zookeeper demonstrated the handfeed of the baby birds.

feeding

Rare

food given by hand

Rare

The handfeed for the chicks was prepared carefully.

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food given by hand

Origin of handfeed

English, hand + feed (to give food by hand)

Examples of handfeed in a sentence

The nurse would handfeed the patient every morning.
He decided to handfeed the orphaned kittens.
The zookeeper enjoys handfeeding the gentle giraffes.
The nurse recorded each handfeed in the infant's chart.
Frequent handfeed helped the premature baby gain weight.
The zookeeper prepared the handfeed for the young panda.

Volunteers provided handfeed to the rescued birds.

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French:nourrir à la main, nourrissage à la main, ...
German:mit der Hand füttern, Handfütterung, ...
Italian:imboccare, alimentazione a mano, ...
Spanish:dar de comer con la mano, alimentación a mano, ...
Portuguese:alimentar à mão, alimentação à mão, ...
Chinese:用手喂, 人工喂食, ...
Japanese:手で食べさせる, 手渡し給餌, ...
Arabic:أَطْعَمَ, إِطْعام يَدَوي, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲכִיל בְּיָד, הַאֲכָלָה בְּיָד, ...
Russian:кормить с рук, ручное кормление, ...
Ukrainian:годувати, годування з рук, ...
Hindi:हाथ से खिलाना, हाथ से दिया गया भोजन, ...
Bengali:হাতে খাওয়ানো, হাতে খাওয়ানো খাবার, ...
Catalan:donar menjar amb les mans, alimentació a mà, ...
Czech:krmit rukou, krmení z ruky, ...
Danish:håndfodre, håndfodring, ...
Dutch:met de hand voeden, handvoedering, ...
Greek:ταΐζω με το χέρι, χειροτάισμα, ...
Hungarian:kézzel etetni, kézből etetés, ...
Khmer:បញ្ចុកដោយដៃ, ការបំបៅដោយដៃ, ...
Korean:손으로 먹이다, 손 먹이주기, ...
Persian:با دست غذا دادن, دستی‌غذا دادن, ...
Polish:karmić ręcznie, karmienie ręczne, ...
Portuguese (BR):alimentar com as mãos, alimentação manual, ...
Romanian:a hrăni cu mâna, hrănire manuală, ...
Swedish:mata, handmatning, ...
Thai:ป้อนอาหาร, การป้อนอาหารด้วยมือ, ...
Turkish:elleriyle beslemek, elle besleme, ...
Vietnamese:đút ăn, việc cho ăn bằng tay, ...

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